Possession Resource Information Database (PRIDE)/Line Of Route (LOR) codes

A (hopefully) comprehensive listing

Codes beginning EA

Last update 12 February 2021

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East Anglia codes first appeared in weekly notices from circa 22 November 1997. The entire system was revamped less than a year later with revised codes effective from 26 September 1998. Most codes mapped cleanly to their newer alternative but some did not.

Current system

Code Line Name Route Availability (RA)
EA1000 All Lines
EA1010 Liverpool Street to Seven Kings 8
EA1011 Seven Kings to Ipswich 8
EA1012 Ipswich to Trowse Junction 8
EA1013 Trowse Junction to Norwich Replaced by new EA1013 from 19 April 2014 8
EA1013 Trowse Swing Bridge to Wensum Junction via Through Sidings/Wensum Curve Replaced old EA1013 from 19 April 2014 8
EA1020 Carpenters Road South Junction to Carpenters Road North Junction 8
EA1030 Forest Gate Junction to Woodgrange Park Junction 8
EA1040 Romford to Upminster 8
EA1050 Shenfield Junction to Southend Victoria 7
EA1060 Wickford Junction to Southminster 7
EA1070 Witham to Braintree 6
EA1080 Marks Tey Junction to Sudbury 6
EA1090 Colchester Junction to Clacton 7
EA1100 East Gate Junction and Hythe Junction to Colchester Town 7
EA1110 Thorpe-le-Soken to Walton-on-Naze 7
EA1120 Manningtree (North and South Junctions) to Harwich Town 8
EA1130 Griffin Wharf Branch 8
EA1140 Ipswich Docks Branch 1
EA1150 Channelsea South Junction to Stratford Central Junction West 8
EA1160 Bethnal Green East Junction to Bishops Stortford Note 7
EA1161 Bishops Stortford to Ely North Junction 8
EA1162 Ely North Junction to Kings Lynn 8
EA1170 Hackney Downs North Junction to Enfield Town 8
EA1180 Reading Lane Junction to Navarino Road Junction (Graham Road Curve) 8
EA1190 Bury Street Junction to Cheshunt Junction 8
EA1200 Clapton Junction to Chingford 7
EA1210 Broxbourne Junction to Hertford East 9
EA1220 Stansted (South and North Junctions) to Stansted Airport 8
EA1230 Royston to Shepreth Branch Junction 9
EA1240 Chesterton Junction to Fen Drayton 6
EA1250 South Lynn to Kings Lynn Harbour 6
EA1260 Kings Lynn Harbour Branch 6
EA1270 Kings Lynn Junction to Middleton Towers 8
EA1280 Stratford Central Junction East to Coppermill Junction 8
EA1290 Tottenham South Junction to South Tottenham East Junction 8
EA1300 South Tottenham West Junction to Seven Sisters Junction 8
EA1310 Camden Road West Junction to Richmond Note 1
EA1320 Camden Road West Junction to North Woolwich Replaced by new EA1320 from 14 May 2007 8
EA1320 Camden Road West Junction to Stratford Low Level Replaced old EA1320 from 14 May 2007; replaced by new EA1320 from 2 January 2009 8
EA1320 Camden Road West Junction to Stratford Platforms 1 and 2 Replaced old EA1320 from 2 January 2009 8
EA1325 Dalston Junction to New Cross/New Cross Gate Replaced by new EA1325 from 1 January 2011 8
EA1325 Highbury And Islington to New Cross/New Cross Gate Replaced old EA1325 from 1 January 2011 8
EA1327 Silwood Junction to Old Kent Road Junction From 23 June 2012 8
EA1330 South Acton Junction to Old Kew Junction & New Kew Junction 8
EA1340 Stratford Lea Junction to High Meads Junction 8
EA1350 Channelsea North Junction to Temple Mills East Junction 8
EA1360 Dudding Hill Junction to Acton Wells Junction 8
EA1370 Gospel Oak to Barking Tilbury Line Junction West 8
EA1380 Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness Note 2
EA1390 Barking Tilbury Line Junction East to Pitsea (via Tilbury) 8
EA1400 Gas Factory Junction to Bow Junction Note 3
EA1410 Upminster to West Thurrock Junction 8
EA1420 Thames Haven Junction to Thames Haven 8
EA1430 East Suffolk Junction to Oulton Broad North Junction Note 4
EA1440 Westerfield Junction to Felixstowe Town 7
EA1450 Trimley to Port of Felixstowe North Quay Terminal 7
EA1460 Felixstowe Beach Junction to Felixstowe Beach 7
EA1470 Norwich Thorpe Junction to Lowestoft Note 5
EA1474 See EA1744
EA1480 Whitlingham Junction to Cromer 6
EA1490 Cromer to Sheringham 6
EA1500 Brundall Junction to Yarmouth (via Acle) 7
EA1510 Reedham Junction to Yarmouth 7
EA1520 Saxmundham Junction to Sizewell 7
EA1530 Coldham Lane Junction to Haughley Junction 8
EA1540 Chippenham Junction to Ely Dock Junction 8
EA1550 Ely North Junction to Ely West Junction (Ely West Curve) 8
EA1560 Ely North Junction to Peterborough 8
EA1570 March (East and West Junctions) to Wisbech Note 6
EA1580 Ely North Junction to Trowse Junction 8
EA1744 Europa Junction to Boss Hall Junction/Bacon Factory Chord As defined; EA1474 looks a more likely original intention but is not used 10
EA5380 North Pole Junction to Acton Wells Junction Code given in 1998 and 2003 notices 8
EA5390 Acton Canal Wharf to Willesden Code given in 1998 and 2003 notices 8
EA5440 Acton Wells Junction to Acton East Code given in 1998 and 2003 notices 8
EA8990 Norwich Crown Point depot 8
EA9980 Code given in 1998 and 2003 notices without definition
EA9990 Other lines Code given in 1998 and 2003 notices

Notes

  1. Gunnersbury - Richmond RA4 (from 19 July 2008; previously RA6); remainder RA8
  2. Fenchurch St - Gas Factory Junction (to 16 April 2011)/Barking (from 16 April 2011) RA3; remainder RA8
  3. RA3, but certain locos of higher RA are permitted
  4. East Suffolk Junction - Westerfield Junction RA8; remainder RA7
  5. Thorpe Junction - Lowestoft RA7; Wensum Curve RA6
  6. March West Junction - Whitemoor Junction RA8; remainder RA6 to 20 February 2009, then all RA8
  7. Bethnal Green Junction - Hackney Downs Junction RA4 from 16 April 2011; remainder RA8

Original system

Code Line Name Became
EA101 Liverpool Street to Norwich EA1010 EA1011 EA1012 EA1013
EA102 Bow Junction to Carpenters Road North Junction EA1020
EA103 Forest Gate Junction to Woodgrange Park Junction EA1030
EA104 Romford to Upminster EA1040
EA105 Shenfield Junction to Southend Victoria EA1050
EA106 Wickford Junction to Southminster EA1060
EA107 Witham to Braintree EA1070
EA108 Marks Tey Junction to Sudbury EA1080
EA109 Colchester Junction to Clacton EA1090
EA110 East Gate Junction to Colchester Town EA1100
EA111 Colne Junction to Hythe Junction EA1100
EA112 Thorpe-le-Soken to Walton-on-Naze EA1110
EA113 Manningtree South Junction to Harwich Town EA1120
EA114 Manningtree East Junction to Manningtree North Junction EA1120
EA115 Griffin Wharf Branch EA1130
EA116 Ipswich Docks Branch EA1140
EA203 Channelsea South Junction to Stratford Central Junction West EA1150
EA204 Stratford Central Junction East to Temple Mills East Junction EA1280
EA500 Bethnal Green East Junction to Chingford EA1200
EA501 Hackney Downs North Junction to Cheshunt Junction EA1190
EA502 Reading Lane Junction to Navarino Road Junction (Graham Road Curve) EA1180
EA503 Bury Street Junction to Enfield Town EA1170
EA504 Clapton Junction to Coppermill North Junction EA1160
EA505 Coppermill North Junction to Shepreth Junction EA1161
EA506 Broxbourne Junction to Hertford East EA1210
EA507 Stansted South Junction to Stansted Airport EA1220
EA508 Stansted South Junction to Stansted East Junction EA1220
EA509 Shepreth Branch Junction to Kings Lynn EA1162
EA510 Royston to Shepreth Branch Junction EA1230
EA511 Chesterton Junction to Fen Drayton EA1240
EA512 South Lynn to Kings Lynn Harbour EA1250
EA513 Kings Lynn Harbour Branch EA1260
EA514 Kings Lynn Junction to Middleton Towers EA1270
EA515 Kings Lynn Dock Branch route closed
EA516 Stratford Central Junction East to Coppermill Junction EA1280
EA517 Tottenham South Junction to South Tottenham East Junction EA1290
EA518 South Tottenham West Junction to Seven Sisters Junction EA1300
EA519 Primrose Hill to North Woolwich EA1320
EA520 Camden Road West Junction to Barnsbury Junction EA1320
EA521 Camden Road West Junction to Richmond EA1310
EA522 South Acton Junction to Old Kew Junction EA1330
EA524 Stratford Lea Junction to High Meads Junction EA1340
EA528 Channelsea North Junction to Temple Mills East Junction EA1350
EA530 Carpenters Road West Junction to Carpenters Road North Junction route closed
EA531 Kings Cross Freight Terminal Junction to Camden Road East Junction EA1320
EA532 Camden Road Junction to Camden Junction EA1320
EA533 Kensal Green to Willesden (City Lines) EA1310
EA534 Kensal Green to Willesden Suburban Junction EA1310
EA535 Willesden High Level Junction to Mitre Bridge Junction EA1310
EA536 Cricklewood Curve Junction to Acton Wells Junction EA1360
EA537 Crent Curve Junction to Dudding Hill Junction EA1360
EA538 North Pole Junction to Acton Wells Junction EA5380
EA539 Acton Canal Wharf to Willesden EA5390
EA540 Acton Wells Junction to Acton East EA1310
EA541 Gospel Oak to Barking Tilbury Line Junction West EA1370
EA542 Junction Road Junction To Carlton Road Junction (Tottenham & Hampstead) EA1370
EA543 Forest Gate Junction to Woodgrange Park Junction EA1030
EA544 Acton Wells Junction to Acton West EA5440
EA545 Canonbury West Junction to Finsbury Park EA1320
EA701 Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness EA1380
EA702 Barking Tilbury Line Junction East to Pitsea (via Tilbury) EA1390
EA703 Gas Factory Junction to Bow Junction EA1400
EA704 Upminster to West Thurrock Junction EA1410
EA705 Tilbury West Junction to Tilbury Riverside EA1390
EA706 Tilbury Riverside to Tilbury East Junction EA1390
EA707 Thames Haven Junction to Thames Haven EA1420
EA805 East Suffolk Junction to Westerfield Junction EA1430
EA810 Westerfield Junction to Felixstowe Town EA1440
EA815 Trimley to Felixstowe North Quay Freightliner Terminal EA1450
EA820 Felixstowe Beach Junction to Felixstowe Beach EA1460
EA830 Norwich Thorpe Junction to Lowestoft EA1470
EA835 Whitlingham Junction to Cromer EA1480
EA840 Cromer to Sheringham EA1490
EA845 Brundall Junction to Yarmouth (via Acle) EA1500
EA850 Reedham Junction to Yarmouth EA1510
EA855 Westerfield Junction to Oulton Broad North Junction EA1430
EA860 Saxmundham Junction to Sizewell EA1520
EA865 Coldham Lane Junction to Haughley Junction EA1530
EA870 Chippenham Junction to Ely Dock Junction EA1540
EA875 Ely North Junction to Ely West Junction (Ely West Curve) EA1550
EA880 Ely North Junction to Peterborough EA1560
EA885 March East Junction to Wisbech EA1570
EA890 March West Junction to Whitemoor Junction EA1570
EA895 Ely North Junction to Trowse Junction EA1580
EA899 Norwich Crown Point depot EA8990
EA998 Code given without definition EA9980
EA999 Other lines EA9990